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Frank Djara talks about playing for the Areyonga football team, and the competitions staged between the communities. Footage shows Frank attending the Central Australian AIDS Conference in Alice Springs in 1990.
Curator’s notes
Frank Djara had an active and healthy life and, as a man with a strong work ethic, he was employed to look after men’s health. Frank tells his story quite simply, but the essence of what he is talking about is a very important issue within Indigenous communities nationwide. Frank chooses to share that he once had a very active life and was a good worker, which eventually led him to health work. It is a subtle storytelling style that Frank uses, and the filmmakers allow it to unfold, touching on the deeper issues when necessary, but giving time to contextualise the information through Frank’s account.
